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Injury Report (at the time of this publishing):
Miami Heat:
- Jimmy Butler (shoulder) — DOUBTFUL
- Josh Christopher (G-League) — PROBABLE
- Keshad Johnson (G-League) — PROBABLE
- Kevin Love (personal) — OUT
- Josh Richardson (heel) — OUT
Orlando Magic:
- Paolo Banchero (oblique) — OUT
- Gary Harris (hamstring) — QUESTIONABLE
- Jalen Suggs (ankle) — QUESTIONABLE
- Franz Wagner (oblique) — OUT
Starting 5:
Miami Heat:
- Tyler Herro, G
- Duncan Robinson, G
- Jaime Jaquez Jr., F
- Haywood Highsmith, F
- Bam Adebayo, C
Orlando Magic:
- Jalen Suggs, G
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G
- Tristan da Silva, F
- Goga Bitadze, F/C
- Wendell Carter Jr., C
Broadcast Info:
- Tipoff: 7:00 PM EST
- TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun (Eric Reid & John Crotty)
- Radio: AM 560 Sports WQAM & The HEAT Radio Network (Jason Jackson)
- Spanish Radio: WAQI 710 AM & The HEAT Spanish Radio Network (José Pañeda)
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I didn’t watch this game, but I just looked at the box score and i have two questions:
How did they only score 8 points in the 4th quarter?
It was a 7-point game, how is Bam a staggering -35 in plus/minus?
b2b no jim ty went ice cold in 4th bams not a good offensive player. rozier had great game until 4th.biggest reason spobot very little use of ware who is a difference maker.he blocks everything what a presence he could be next to little bam
The Magic team came into the game having lost 3 straight and 4 out of 5. It was without it’s 3 best players/highest scorers (Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs). The teams 4th highest scorer (Mo Wagner) left the game with an injury and it’s top rebounder (Wendell Carter Jr.) was ejected. A guy who was averaging 5.1 ppg (Cole Anthony) came off the bench to score 35 points.
Jovic, Jaquez and Highsmith had 9 points combined on 1 for 7 shooting. Kel’el Ware led the team in rebounding (7) in 14 minutes off the bench. The team shot 28.% from 3 point range and missed 9 free throws. 3 point specialist, Alec Burks did not see the court, although no one on the Heat could buy a shot in the 4th quarter. This deflating loss comes after a second overtime loss this season to Detroit, a lottery team, even though Butler went off for 35/19/10.
The team is now 13-13 and increasingly looking like a play-in team that may make the playoffs. As the 7th or 8th playoff seed, Miami would very likely get blown out by either Cleveland or Boston. If it loses in the play-in round, Miami would be a lottery team. As a lottery team it would keep it’s first round pick. If it makes the playoffs it’s 2025 first round pick will go to OKC. Just what the Thunder needs, another first round pick. Miami has no second round picks in 2025.
Boston, OKC, Houston and Orlando built their teams through the draft with top lottery picks. If Miami trades Butler for young assets and first round picks AND does not make the playoffs, it can begin a quick re-tooling built around Bam, Herro, Smith and our young players. If Butler stays all season, Miami makes the playoffs and Butler decides to walk, the team will be left with no Butler and no draft picks. If you think this year is disappointing, imagine what it will be like next year.
det char wash atl been drafting high for a while knicks cleve dallas suns been adding free agents.pat has not done enough in free agency coolio to get us a ring.we did not draft lebron bosh or jim so u can win both ways
Heat got issues, shouldn’t have lost this, was up double digits. Magic had multiple injuries, then another Wagner bro got hurt, and Carter got ejected. Wasted a scary terry game. HH, Jaquez, and jovic was trash tonight. should of experimented with ware and bam together. I guess magic just own us ugh.
Too many teams seem to own us at the moment.
SMDH
up 25 vs orlando b team.all spobot had to do was leave ware and bam in game together instead he plays the shnoz who is not looking like an nba player .everytime shnoz goes to hoop only bad things happen.
If ever there was a game that screamed everything we have been saying about this team it was this one. Losing to this team without its two best players is pathetic.
And, there is one word to describe 37 minutes of basketball between our first round draftees Nico and Jaime and one basket, inconsistency., And another game of no offense from HH, which has now happened way too much.
There were three silver linings in that Rozier finally showed a little of his ability again, Dru was solid, and the one recent draft pick who has any real potential beyond a rotation piece, Ware, finally got on the court,
Blow it up Pat and start by moving Jimmy, time has definitely come,
Agree 100%
Ware 8 points 7 rebounds in 14 minutes. What more do they need to see to give this kid minutes EVERY GAME?!?
I am so glad I didn’t watch this horrible game! I probably would’ve thrown the remote into the tv and been out the money for a new one. How is it possible that so many see the strong need for a trade – one way or the other – and management doesn’t??
play bam ware together with terry ty jim thats a dam good team that can compete with any team in nba spos clueless hes lucky he had big 3 and ss jimmy otherwise hes bernie bickerstaff.ware is such a diff maker shnoz dunc hh love even jjj basically trash or just not good enough.bring up johnson christopher 2 wayers
I have been wondering that too. Maybe after tonite it will be apparent. There should be no doubt anymore. OTOH, we probably won’t know anything till it happens.
i need some sunman therapy
batazi outplayed bum in 4th ,thats batazi who the f is that.the guy
im shocked manila
spobot w/o jim dwade lebron etc is bernie bickerstaff
31 6 4th qtr tys out of gas bum adebayo fake max player lol
eric reid sounds shocked
worse loss in heat histroy maybe just terrible manila,orlandos b team up by 25.trade jimmy yeah this is what u have maybe we should but dont think we would make playoffs
yep maybe the worst…lead by 20+ in 4th. broke 100 pts in 3rd. less than 10pts in final qtr
there b team manila no banchero wagners suggs harris
well…go Heat….
they deserve to lose this. crap
bum adebayo there winning
24 3 run jims kind of important manila
what happenned to alex burks no pt ever
ran out of gas?!
ty not scoring no jim thats a problem
ty no pts 4th
109104 unreal
lol ugly…its a ballgame now
17 3 orl run
Heat just 3 pts? what the…
turd in 4th?
jjj wtf was that pass 10 th row
double digit lead gone
they run we run…and they run again
cmon finish this up good. Go Heat!
nice! good fight back 100 pts not yet 4th
106 pts! back to 20pt lead
down to 12 once 25 pt lead
down to 12 here we go again
Refs wants us to win thank you lol
this is the terry id thought wed get every game
Scary Terry tearing it up
orlandos team all injured
Too bad for them Heat need to get the job done
Oooops….lol
spoelstras non use of ware id say has cost us 3-5 games
banchero out f wagner out suggs gary harris out now m wagner hurt jeez.never seen a team have so many key injuries
ware enters game changed in our favor